Today, Daddy and Alexander rode the Dumbo ride at Disney for the first time (yup, both for the first time)!
Daddy's early present
Alexander learned to flour his dough and rolling pin when rolling it out to help Mommy make Daddy's early birthday pie! Check out the finished product - it was delicious.
Mommy & Daddy's Anniversary!
to help mommy & daddy celebrate their anniversary, alexander helped mommy make some banana blueberry muffins from scratch in the morning! he's becoming a mixing expert with his special giraffe whisk!
Pluto
this, according to Alexander, is giving Pluto a hug!
daddy and Alexander lunch date
today while mommy went to her company holiday lunch, daddy and Alexander had their own lunch date!
Christmas cookie dough
Last night Alexander helped us prepare the dough for Grandma's Christmas Cookies. Aside from a great helper, he liked the dough a lot!
fort portola
today was fort day. not bad for a first effort with one sheet.
tortilla time!
Tonight, not only did Alex play in his tent for the first time, but he also made tortillas for the first time! After Mommy made the masa, he and Daddy placed the ball on the press, (which was made by Alexito's great-grandpa, Esteban), and then pressed it down to a perfectly shaped tortilla! Before dinner, Alex ate a couple of tortillas to make sure they were ok to eat! We had mini veggie-stuffed quesadillas with a doctored-up pico de gallo, blacks beans and brown rice.
celebration at the park
on March 11, 2011, there's a post called construction at the park. and on August 24, 2011, our local park was finally officially re-opened with a fantastic new playground for kids of all ages! Abuelita came with us to celebrate and she and daddy colored with Alexander and one of the booths.
lions and tigers
maybe I made him say it a few times too many, but when it's that cute how could I stop?
AAA discovers escalators
Alexander quickly picked up how to step on and off the escalators at the Mission Viejo mall today. Of course, having Daddy there to swing him off makes it that much more fun! (I think this was his 6th time riding it up and down, which is 12 times altogether!)
one of the morning rituals
This is one of Alexander and Daddy's morning rituals. The stack of books is what Alex went to get from the bookcase and Daddy's already read to him.
or slide!
then again
lunch at the park
nothing better than chasing birds and running around.
daddy day 2011
tuckered
daddy wore me out at the park!
oatmeal cookie
Alexander and Daddy shared a yummy vegan oatmeal cookie at Peets.
stroll with the boys
sickie boys
Well, it was bound to happen, and so it has. Our lil boy has a cold. Daddy caught a cold at work last week and Alexander started coughing last night. Mommy stayed home today to help with taking care of AAA since Daddy's still feeling under the weather, although a lot better than the last couple of days. Although Daddy feels terrible that AAA got sick and we're bummed AAA isn't feeling well, we're hopeful that with lots of rest, liquids, positive thoughts and TLC, our silly monster will be all better soon! (By the way, did I mention that we're on our 6th consecutive day of rain!)
